Hello and welcome to my blog!

I'm Maricel Cruz and I'm a wedding and portrait photographer based out of Chicago, Illinois. This is where I'll share my latest work and maybe a little bit about my life. I hope you enjoy reviewing my work.

My passion is photography first and food comes a VERY close second. Having an "eye" for photography certainly came to me by surprise when I borrowed my brother's camera to take photos of my niece and nephews at a pumpkin farm, which is when I decided to purchase my own camera. I found that I enjoyed photography more than I enjoyed eating my favorite foods... like I said, food is a very close second.

With the support of my amazing family and friends, my photography has evolved from what started out as an obsession to a passion that I am grateful to share with you. I believe my nieces and nephews think I am paparazzi, they seem to run from me when I have my camera in hand. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to feed them good food instead. :)

Monthly Archives: November 2010

Emma and Nathan are the cutest! I grew up with their mom, Genni, who lived 5 houses down the street. They certainly remind me so much of their mom. Emma is a sweet little fashionista that recently turned 8 and Nathan is 3 with as much energy as two boys! He’s a ham with the...

What can I say about this little guy? I mean, just look at that face! Anthony is my best friend Evelyn’s son. His photos do not do him justice….he’s got the funniest personality you can’t help but be mesmerized by him! When I first purchased my camera and started practicing portraits, he was one of...

Dean & CeCe were so much fun to photograph! Since it was a little chilly that day we decided to do a session in their beautiful home. The lighting was beautiful in there and we took full advantage of it. Dean, 15 months old, gave me a work out! He started off looking into my...